Liu Zheng's eyes were as bright as fire and his lips were smiling.

Ning Fu's eyes flashed and sweat broke out on his forehead.

In the end, Ning Fu couldn't stand the pressure and said in a dry voice: "You... know everything?"

"When I found out about this, you were still wearing crotchless pants!"

Liu Zheng looked at Ning Fu, who was a little panicked, and finally showed a bit of pride.

"Then if you let Qing Xin come to my place, aren't you afraid of being implicated in the future?"

Ning Fu forced himself to calm down, then raised his head and asked.

"This is one of the reasons why I came to you. I want to ask you, are you not dreaming about the Spring and Autumn Period dream of opposing the Song Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty like your father?"

When Liu Zheng said the last words, the expression on his face was also very serious.

"I'm not stupid. I have long regarded it as a joke to rebel against Song Fuzhou for such an outrageous thing!"

Ning Fu immediately expressed his position, which was also his true thoughts.

"That's good! Finally I don't have to be a national teacher anymore!"

Liu Zheng let out a long breath, as if a big stone had been lifted from his heart.

"National Preceptor? Do you still have this status?"

Ning Fu was even more shocked. In addition to his relatives and friends, the relationship between Liu Zheng and his father seemed to be more complicated.

"To be precise, I am the Grand Master of the Zhou Dynasty who was personally conferred by your father. When you were just born, he also made you the Crown Prince of the Zhou Dynasty!"

When Liu Zheng talked about the titles of "National Preceptor" and "Prince", his face showed a dumbfounded expression.

"My dad really thinks of himself as an emperor!"

Ning Fu was also dumbfounded, and then asked Liu Zheng curiously: "My father has gone crazy like this, and you just follow him and make mischief like this?"

I saw Liu Zheng saying sadly: "You should know that your father is kind to me, right?"

"I know, my father once saved your life, and later sponsored you to take the imperial examination."

"To you, it's just a few light words, but to me, this kindness is heavier than a mountain..."

Liu Zheng put down the burden in his heart, simply opened his heart, and told Ning Fu in detail what had happened.

Liu Zhengshao was famous for his talent. He took part in the imperial examination at the age of fifteen, but unexpectedly he failed miserably one after another and failed the exam three times.

During the third imperial examination, the Liu family sold their last bit of land to fund Liu Zheng's trip to Beijing to take the exam, but he ultimately failed.

At that time, Liu Zheng couldn't think about it and actually threw himself into the water, but was saved by Ning's father desperately.

Afterwards, Liu Zheng was too embarrassed to return to his hometown, so Ning's father sponsored him to study in the capital. It was not until Liu Zheng took the fourth imperial examination three years later that he finally passed the exam.

"Your father supported me for three years. During those three years, I wanted to give up countless times. Thanks to your father's encouragement, I was allowed to persist. It can be said that without your father, I would have become a pile at the bottom of the Bianhe River.

Bones!"

"So in order to repay your kindness, even if you know that my father is having a big dream, you are still willing to accompany him to dream it!"

Ning Fu said thoughtfully, he had to say that Liu Zheng was indeed a compassionate and righteous person.

"Yes, I will accompany him in his dream of rejuvenating the country, marrying his children, and sponsoring your studies. Unfortunately..."

Liu Zheng didn't say any more, but Ning Fu already understood what he meant.

If Ning Fu hadn't been too disappointing before, Liu Zheng would not have terminated the engagement. After all, he loved his daughter very much and was unwilling to repay his kindness with her daughter's lifetime happiness.

It was only after the engagement was broken off that Ning's father regarded Liu Zheng as a traitor, so he hated him so much.

"I understand. Don't worry. From now on, no one will force you to become a national teacher. As for Qingxin and I..."

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, which made Ning Fu immediately stop talking.

Immediately afterwards, the store door was pushed open, and the old man who had taken advantage of him walked in again.

"Hey, someone actually got in front of me?"

The old man also looked disappointed when he saw Liu Zheng in the store. Although he didn't lack the money, taking advantage of it was really a sense of accomplishment.

"Haha, husband, you are late, so we can only charge the original price today!"

Ning Fu also laughed, finally no longer having to be teased by the other party!

But just as Ning Fu finished speaking, he noticed that Liu Zheng across from him had widened his eyes and looked at the old man with a look full of disbelief.

"Your Majesty..."

Liu Zhenggang wanted to stand up and salute, but the old man glared at him, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly sat back.

Ning Fu was shocked. He originally guessed that the old man was Cai Jing, but judging from Liu Zheng's performance, he was afraid that the old man was much more important than Cai Jing.

"Ahem, I'll wait a moment!"

Ning Fu abandoned his father-in-law without loyalty and went to work in the kitchen alone.

There are only six tables in the store, and the old man is sitting next to Liu Zheng.

This made Liu Zheng also feel like he was on pins and needles. He wanted to leave but didn't dare, so he could only keep his head down and suffer.

Ning Fu cooked the dishes and served them to the table. Liu Zheng kept winking at him, but Ning Fu really didn't understand what he meant.

"Uncle, aren't you here to visit Qingxin?" Ning Fu found a reason for Liu Zheng.

"Yes, yes, you and Qingxin have been married for so long, and you haven't said anything about going back to see us!"

Liu Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up and pulled Ning Fu back.

When he left the kitchen and came to the yard behind, Liu Zheng also let out a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

"Who is that old man, and why is my uncle so afraid of him?" Ning Fu asked curiously.

"Who else could it be? He's Zhang Dun!"

When Liu Zheng mentioned the name "Zhang Dun", he lowered his voice as much as possible.

"He is Zhang Dun!"

Ning Fu was also surprised. Although he had guessed before, he still couldn't believe it when he learned that the other party was the first person to carry the banner of reform after Wang Anshi.

Liu Qingxin in the room heard the movement outside, so she opened the door and shouted in surprise when she saw Liu Zheng:

"Father!"

"Shh~, let's talk after we go in!"

Liu Zheng, however, couldn't care less about his joy and took Ning Fu and squeezed into Liu Qingxin's room.

"What happened?" Liu Qing was confused.

"Zhang Dun is outside!" Liu Zheng closed the door and could finally speak normally.

"Zhang Dun?" Liu Qingxin was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ning Fu, "Is that old man who often comes for dinner Zhang Dun?"

"That's him!" Ning Fu nodded.

"Why did he come to your place to eat?" Liu Zheng took a deep breath and asked Ning Fu.

"He came here on his own ten days ago, and has been coming for dinner every evening since." Ning Fu answered honestly.

"Ten days ago!" Liu Zheng gave a bitter smile, "The court was full of bloodshed these ten days, and it was all thanks to Zhang Dun!"

"What happened in the court? Father, are you okay?" Liu Qingxin immediately asked with concern.

"Zhang Dun has demoted thirty-one officials in the past ten days, and no one can plead for mercy."

Liu Zheng had a look of fear on his face when he said this, and then he said somewhat thankfully: "Fortunately, I am a low-ranking official and have not participated in party struggles before, so I have not been implicated."

"The great purge begins now!" Ning Fu thought to himself.

By next year, Zhang Dun's liquidation of the old party will reach its peak, even those who have passed away such as Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu will not be spared.

Liu Qingxin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that her father was fine, and then gave a few more worried words.

"Zhang Dun is still outside, what should we do now?" Liu Zheng asked Ning Fu.

"He just comes to have a meal, just treat him as an ordinary diner!"

Ning Fu smiled calmly: "Uncle, please talk to Qingxin first, and I'll go to the store to greet you!"

"Be careful!" Liu Qingxin warned again.

Ning Fu nodded and then walked to the store.

Today the old man brought a pot of wine, and now he was sipping wine and eating food, looking very leisurely.

If it weren't for Liu Zheng, I'm afraid Ning Fu wouldn't be able to believe that the leisurely old man in front of him was actually the powerful Prime Minister Zhang Dun.

When the old man saw Ning Fu coming back, he actually waved to him.

Ning Fu stepped forward, and the old man smiled at him and asked, "Is that man just now your father-in-law?"

"Yes!" Ning Fu hesitated and replied.

"Your father-in-law eats in the store, so he doesn't have to pay, right?" the old man asked again.
To be continued...